The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots in Atlanta, in Super Bowl LIII after both teams had to overcome difficult opponents in two championship games that went to overtime for the first time in NFL history.

The Rams came from behind to down New Orleans 26-23 while the Patriots beat the Chiefs 37-31.

The two teams will meet in Atlanta to win American football’s greatest prize on Sunday, February 3.

The Patriots, the most-winning team of the last decade, will attempt to win again the Lombardi prize. Tom Brady, by many considered the greatest quarterback of all time, will attempt to win his 6th Super Bowl in what will be his 9th appearance in the final in 18 years.

Meanwhile, the Rams will try to cap off a satisfactory season with 33-year-old manager Sean McVay taking on the most-revered manager of the NFL, Bill Belichick.

The Patriots have, in fact, beaten the Rams before. In 2002, when they won their first-ever Super Bowl. The Rams have won the league once before, in 200, when they were still in St. Louis.

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The Who are coming to Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri this next spring. The iconic band will be visiting our city as part of their 2019 “Moving On” North American Tour, and they will play St. Louis on May 23, 2019.

The tour is their first return to the country since their 2017 Las Vegas residency. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 18 at LiveNation.com.

Fox 2 reports that the Who will also be releasing their first album of new songs in thirteen years. The lineup on stage will consists of familiar Who players, featuring guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button and drummer Zak Starkey, and complemented by the best orchestras in the U.S. and Canada.

The dates for the 2019 North American Tour are as follows:

•May 7 / Van Andel Arena / Grand Rapids, MI

•May 9 / KeyBank Center / Buffalo, NY

•May 11 / Jiffy Lube Live / Bristow, VA

•May 13 / Madison Square Garden / New York, NY

•May 16 / Bridgestone Arena / Nashville, TN

•May 18 / Ruoff Home Mortage Music Center / Noblesville, IN

•May 21 / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre / Chicago, IL

•May 23 / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis /

•Maryland Heights, MO

•May 25 / Citizens Bank Park / Philadelphia, PA

•May 28 / Little Caesars Arena / Detroit, MI

•May 30 / PPG Paints Arena / Pittsburgh, PA

•June 1 / Scotiabank Arena / Toronto, ON

Fall Dates

•Sept 6 / Xcel Energy Center / St. Paul, MN

•Sept 8 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / Alpine Valley, WI

•Sept 10 / Blossom Music Center / Cuyahoga Falls, OH

•Sept 13 / Fenway Park / Boston, MA

•Sept 15 / Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater / Wantagh, NY

•Sept 18 / State Farm Arena / Atlanta, GA

•Sept 20 / BB&T Center / Ft. Lauderdale, FL

•Sept 22 / Amalie Arena / Tampa, FL

•Sept 25 / Toyota Center / Houston, TX

•Sept 27 / American Airlines Center / Dallas, TX

•Sept 29 / Pepsi Center / Denver, CO

•Oct 11 / Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA

•Oct 13 / Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA

•Oct 16 / Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University / San Diego, CA

For third consecutive year, the St. Louis Zoo will host the Big Eyes, Big Minds International Children’s Film Festival of Saint Louis. The festival features award-winning films for audiences from 2 to 18 years old.

The films range from live-action to animation and go anywhere from 1 minute to 30 minutes in length.

Fox 2 reports that screenings will be held in the zoo’s Anheuser-Busch in The Living World at 10:30 am, 1 pm, and 2:15 pm on Saturdays, February 9th, 16th, and 23rd.

Tickets can be purchased at the door on the days of the events or online at stlzoo.org/filmfest. Admission is $9 per person for ages 2 and up. Children under 2 are free. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

The 76th Golden Globes ceremony was held on Sunday, where some of the most famous last year’s productions won big in an awards show without precedent.

“Bohemian Rhapsody”, the story of Freddy Mercury and Queen, won best dramas over the heavily favored “A Star is Born.” “Green Book,” a look at the friendship between a white bouncer and a black jazz musician, beat “Vice” to score a best comedy awards, and “Roma”, the Mexican film by Alfonso Cuarón, became the first movie ever released on a streaming platform to win Best Foreign Film.

Streaming service Netflix won big as it not only won for Cuarón’s film but also for best TV comedy and best actor in a TV comedy for “The Komisnsky Method.”

Meanwhile, British actor Christian Bale thanked “Satan” for inspiring him to play the former vice-president of the United States, Dick Cheney. Bale said that he was picked by director Adam McKay to play the part because of his ability to be “absolutely charisma-free and reviled.”

Rami Malek, the actor who gave life to Freddie Mercury, also took home a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama. Among those who went home empty-handed were actor and director of “A Star is Born”, Bradley Cooper, who was expected by some to pick up both prizes for what some thought of as the best film of the last year.

Albert Brooks, who is also a comedian, paid tribute to “a great brother, father and husband” and “brilliantly funny man.”

He said goodbye to Einstein, saying that he “will be missed forever.”

Einstein was most famous for the role of Marty Funkhouser in the HBO satirical comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, which he played from 2004 to 2017.

He also won over fans when he played Larry Middleman in the third season of “Arrested Development”, and as Matt Damon’s con artist father in the film “Ocean’s Thirteen.”

He was also famous for his writing, having created death-defying stuntman Super Dave Oborne in the sketch comedy show Bizarre, on Late Show with David Letterman, which led him to have his own series, starting in 1987.

Einstein won an Emmy for his writing on the 1970s variety show “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.”

Larry David, star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, said in a statement: “Never have I seen an actor enjoy a role the way Bob did playing Marty Funkhouser on Curb.

“It was an amazing, unforgettable experience knowing and working with him. There was no-one like him, as he told us again and again. We’re all in a state of shock.”

Federer and Williams faced off in the Hopman Cup, in Perth, Australia.Photo Credit: Getty

Roger Federer’s Switzerland team beat Serena Williams’ USA team as two of the greatest tennis players of all time met on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.

Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Williams and Frances Tiafoe 4-2 4-3 (5-3) in a mixed-doubles contest to secure a 2-1 win in the round-robin tie.

Both Federer and Williams had won their earlier respective singles matches.

“It was great fun. I really enjoyed playing against Serena. What an honor,” said Federer.

“I was nervous returning because people talk about her serve so much. I know why they say it now, she has a wonderful serve,” Federer added.

He also praised her colleague for her drive and ambition. “She’s a great champion, you see how focused she is and I love that about her.”

Federer and Williams have won a combined 43 Grand slam singles titles, and have spent a combined 621 weeks at world number one.

The BBC reports that the match had been described as the most anticipated contest involving a male and female player since the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973, when 39-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King beat former men’s world number one Bobby Riggs in straight sets.

“It was a great experience. I’m sad it’s over, I was just warming up,” said Williams.

“It was so fun to do this at the pinnacle of our careers,” Williams added.

New York’s Times Square saw thousands of people cheer on Tuesday’s midnight as they received the new year, despite the pouring rain that fell on the city.

Those attending the landmark event watched the glowing New Year’s Eve ball complete its midnight descent to mark the start of 2019.

The event featured performers including Christina Aguilera, New Kids on the Block and Sting, who entertained the resilient crowd.

For many, attending the festivities in Times Square was a dream come true. “It was a bucket-list thing,” a 34-year-old sales manager from McAllen, Texas, told Reuters. “You grow up watching it on TV, you see all the excitement. There’s something magical about New York during this time of year.”

The Times Square Alliance, the business association that organizes the event, paid a special tribute to freedom of the press, after a year in which journalists came under attack around the world.

Reuters reports that a minute before midnight, an invited group of journalists from ABC News, NBC News, the Washington Post, Reuters and other outlets joined Mayor Bill de Blasio in pushing the button that initiates the glittering ball’s drop.

Visitors began to gather inside penned-off enclosures in the morning, starting an hours-long marathon of standing in one place, with no access to public restrooms.

John Cichelero

Miles reciben el 2019 en el Times Square de Nueva York, a pesar de la lluvia

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Tennis legends Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on the court for the first time when Switzerland face the USA in the Hopman Cup on Tuesday.

Federer and Williams, who are both 37 years old, have won a combined 43 Grand Slam titles.

“It is very exciting for both of us and I hope a lot of tennis fans tune in and watch it,” said Federer.

Meanwhile, Williams said it was “like a dream come true” and something she has been looking forward to it.

The BBC reports that the match has been described as the most anticipated contest involving a male and female player since the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973, when 39-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King beat former men’s world number one Bobby Riggs in straight sets.

Both Federer and Williams expressed mutual admiration.

Federer said: “I admire everything she’s done on and off the court, we are both fierce competitors and we always want to win.”

The Hopman Cup comprises two singles and a mixed doubles match between nations in a round-robin format with two groups of four. The winners of each group will contest Saturday’s final.

Barcelona have withdraw their support to play a La Liga match in the United States until all parties agree with the idea, the club announced on Monday.

The Catalans are scheduled to face Girona in Miami on January 29 but the Spanish football federation (RFEF), Spain’s professional footballers’ association as well as FIFA president Gianni Infantino have all voiced concerns, SKY Sports reports.

A statement on the Barcelona website read:; “The FC Barcelona Board of Directors have agreed to withdraw their disposal to play their game against Girona FC in Miami, after noting a lack of consensus over this proposal.

“FC Barcelona were and remain willing to play a La Liga game in Miami, and accepted that income from the game would be shared amongst all Primera Division and Segunda Division clubs, following the same criteria of television rights money distribution, but consider that this project will not prosper until there is an agreement between all parties.”

The match is schedule to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium, the first in a 15-year project to play more Spanish league games in the USA.